Fly-Casting 101 Saturday, January 15th, 2005 Fly-Casting 102 Saturday, January 29th, 2005 9:00 AM – 12 NOON Maidu Park, Roseville, CA

Sturmer White will be teaching Beginners Fly-Casting 101 and 102 at Maidu Park, Roseville, CA on Saturdays, January 15th and 29th, 2005 at 9:00 AM – 12 NOON.  The original December date has been changed to allow more time to get the word out in the Leader and allow sign-up’s at the December and January general meetings. Casting is an Art, a Science and a Skill and as such requires practice to become better.  Of course practicing while fishing is not a good idea, but Catching fish is.  In this clinic you will learn the basics that will help you become a better angler and fly-caster if you practice what you have learned. Here is an overview of some things that will be covered: We’ll start with the little things that often count the most such as stance, grip and surroundings.  Following that, we will take a look at the basics of casting such as the roll cast and the simple forward cast.  We’ll cover the concepts of loop size, rod angle, wrist movement, arm movement, body movement, and more.  We will also talk about rod loading, the pickup, the back cast and timing. The exercises will include: Basic Roll Cast — Pickup & Letdown — False Casting — Mending Line on the Water This will be a two-day clinic that will last about 3 hours each Saturday.  The Club has eight (8) Sage loaner-rods for anyone needing one. Call Larry Lee at (916) 962-0616 for information.  The class will be at Maidu Park, Roseville. The fee will be $15.00 in advance (covers both sessions) and is payable to Granite Bay Flycasters. We only have room for 10 beginners for this class. A second class can be setup for any overflow.  Sign-up sheets will be available at the December Potluck meeting. Contact Sturmer White with questions: 916-791-2618; Email: sturmerwhite@surewest.net The follow-up clinic called Beginners Fly-casting 102 will be offered Saturday, January 29th at 9:00 AM – 12 NOON. This clinic will provide the following instruction:    Dynamic roll cast  Reach mends - L/R  Air mends - L/R  Wiggle cast  Puddle cast  Parachute cast

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